Wz.29 1:25 GPM
The kit
The kit only have Polish instructions.The drawings are all handdrawn,but since this isn't a very complicated model I guess they are quite ok!
There are 5 pages with parts and 2 pages of drawings
Publisher: GPM
Designer: Moczuk, Eugeniusz
Scale: 1:25
Size: 210 x 80 x 110 mm
Parts: 328
Sheets: 5
Format: 210 x 300 mm
GMI: 2
The Wz 29 is a Polish armoured car of the Ursus fabrication.This is an older kit and it's not computerdrawn.
Aged colouration. Detailed model.
This model belongs to the Polish vehicle series, beginning September 1939.
With model photos and construction diagrams.The model is still available at GPM's site
Some shots from the kit
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 Wz.29 |
 Wz.29 |
 Wz.29 |
Data:
| Crew |
4 |
| Combat weight |
4800kg |
| Length / without MG |
5.49 / 5.15 m (216 / 203 in) |
| Width |
1.85 m (72 in) |
| Height |
2.48 m (97.4 in) |
| Wheelbase |
3.5 m (137.8 in) |
| Ground clearance |
35 cm (13.7 in) |
| Max. road speed |
35 km/h (22 mph) |
| Road / dirt road range |
380 /250 km |
| Power / weight ratio: |
7.3 HP/ton |
| Wading depth |
35 cm |
| Max. steepness |
10° |
| Fuel consumption |
36 litres /100 km |
History and description
The car was designed in 1929 by Rudolf Gundlach. The vehicle was based on the chassis of the Ursus A 2-ton truck (Italian S.P.A. 25C modified by Ursus Mechanical Works in Warsaw), the armored body was built by CWS, Warsaw.
The initial armament consisted of the French 37 mm low velocity gun in the turret front, 7.92 mm machine guns in the turret left-rear and right-rear at 120 degrees to the gun (all operated by the commander), and another 7.92 mm MG in the hull rear (operated by the rear gunner).
Although this arrangement helped to achieve good balance of the turret, it was awkward to use. In the mid-30s the right turret MG was removed. The car carried 96 rounds for the main gun and 4032 MG rounds in 16 252-round belts.
The vehicle was sufficiently armed and armored for late 1920s, but was underpowered, lacked all-wheel drive (which led to poor off-road mobility) and had high silhouette. Because of these shortcomings, only between 10 and 13 cars were built.
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